Mobile Shelter

Chapter 116 Encountering a New Species

Although he already knew in advance that Mako Kobe had the ability to freeze the sea surface and create ice roads, Dong Qi was still somewhat shocked when he saw it with his own eyes in the rearview mirror.

At this moment, Dong Qi's natal vehicle led the way like an ordinary ship, while not far behind, the other island survivors relied on the ice road created by Kobe Mako at sea to follow closely behind Dong Qi's natal vehicle.

Although the short sea voyage did not encounter any particular dangers, it left everyone somewhat on edge.

Only after everyone set foot on the transit island and left the sea did everyone relax a little.

With the electromagnetic cannon clearing the way, even though the land of the transit island was now completely covered by seaweed, it could not stop Dong Qi's advance.

Perhaps because the island is relatively small, even the central area is completely covered by seaweed.

When the group arrived at the center of the island without incident, the mutated marine creatures that had been hiding in the seaweed and attacking them along the way had stopped appearing for quite some time.

Just as everyone's tense mood was gradually easing, they were ambushed by a large number of mutated marine creatures from the seaweed on both sides.

Furthermore, unlike the mutated marine creatures they often encountered before, the mutated marine creatures that attacked them this time mostly resembled marine arthropods and crustaceans.

To put it simply, most of the creatures that attacked them were marine animals such as mutated lobsters, mutated crabs, and mutated shellfish.

These mutated marine creatures, compared to fish, not only have stronger attack methods, but also have much stronger defenses.

Faced with this situation, Dong Qi could simply drive his car into it; his chariot was basically immune to the attacks of those mutated marine creatures.

But for those island survivors riding bicycles and following behind Dong Qi's mortal vehicle, the only option was to hastily respond to the sneak attacks from those mutated marine creatures.

Upon realizing this situation, Dong Qi did not speed up to shake them off and leave directly. Although he did not return to help them immediately, he did reduce his speed, which helped them reduce the attack from one direction by the mutated marine creatures.

Those survivors from the island nation did not complain about Dong Qi's decision to remain neutral.

The awakened ones who were originally gathered at the front immediately dispersed to the vicinity of the island nation's survivors after discovering a large number of mutated marine creatures in the seaweed thickets on both sides.

With Mako Kobe using her ice-based powers to create a thick ice wall, all they needed to do was have the mutated marine creatures attack from two directions around the camp.

The mutated marine creatures ahead were drawn to Dong Qi's natal vehicle, and the ice wall created by Kobe Mako on one side greatly reduced the pressure they faced when confronted with attacks from the mutated marine creatures.

After Oda Taka got off his bicycle, he drew the katana from his back. As he gripped the hilt with both hands, the air around the blade seemed to subtly distort.

This is certainly not the effect of spatial abilities, but rather a visual illusion caused by the high temperature of the blade.

Facing the mutated marine creature that pounced on him, even though it was covered in a thick shell, Oda Taka's long blade could cut through it as easily as cutting tofu, slicing it in two with ease.

The scene of Oda Taka's battle at this moment is very similar to the scene in the fruit-cutting game. Every time he swings his long sword, he will inevitably cut the mutated marine creatures that come close by in two.

If Oda Taka's fighting style is like that of a nimble and agile ape, wielding his weapon.

The other awakened one fought in a very bloody manner, and ordinary people would feel nauseous at the sight.

Any mutated marine creature that gets close to the other party is suddenly pressed to the ground as if subjected to an unknown pressure. Then, as if its body is being crushed by a heavy object, its shell breaks and its internal flesh and blood fly everywhere.

In addition, there were some mutated marine creatures that, as soon as they approached the survivors' group, seemed to lose their souls, their bodies instantly going limp and collapsing to the ground.

The survivors, upon discovering this situation, seemed to have become accustomed to it, skillfully picking up the corpses of the mutated marine creatures from the ground.

Furthermore, during the journey, they directly dismantled the bodies of those mutated marine creatures, selected the edible parts, and then either ate them directly to replenish their strength or further divided them up and transferred them to other survivors in the team for preservation.

Looking behind, the awakened islanders, relying on their awakened abilities, followed behind their own vehicle with ease.

Dong Qi couldn't help himself and quietly increased his speed.

In fact, Dong Qi was in a bit of an awkward situation. Compared to the survivor squad led by the awakened islanders behind him, he could easily deal with the mutated marine creatures around them that wanted to attack the team.

While the vehicle possesses exceptional defensive capabilities, it is severely lacking in offensive capabilities.

Despite the unparalleled power of the electromagnetic cannon, it is actually less effective than a heavy machine gun against such a massive horde of monsters.

That's why Dong Qi deliberately left some firearms behind when he discovered the underground armory, so that he could quickly clear out the rabble in similar situations.

Although the team's progress gradually slowed down due to the attacks from those mutated marine creatures, it did not stop; instead, it steadily advanced step by step.

This is mainly due to the power of the electromagnetic railgun, although it is not very efficient at clearing out mobs.

However, this is only effective against weapons of the same level. When faced with mutated marine creatures blocking the way, each shot from the electromagnetic cannon can instantly eliminate those creatures.

The mutated crustacean marine creatures that appeared here were much stronger in both attack and defense than the mutated fish creatures that we often encountered.

However, those mutated marine creatures are still as vulnerable as ants to those awakened individuals who have gained superpowers, and can be killed at will.

However, this situation changed as the group gradually approached the beach.

Even though the seaweed covering the island had grown to over a meter tall, it still couldn't hide the enormous figure on the beach.

Dong Qi never expected that the giant marine creature that had been lurking and hiding in the sea would suddenly appear on the shore.